Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Education and Workforce...
Ways and Means Democrats Demand Answers on Taxpayer Privacy After Musk Meddling
Feb 5, 2025
Washington, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on whether Elon Musk and his team...
How Will Trump Tax Cuts Be Paid With Tariff Uncertainty?
Feb 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. | By Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu, Bloomberg NewsRep. Richard Neal (D) Massachusetts, discusses how the House of Representatives will navigate creating a Trump tax bill now that...
Ranking Members Demand Information on DOGE Access to Sensitive and Classified Information
Feb 4, 2025
Washington, D.C.Today, Rep. Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee; Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform;...
MassDOT names location for Palmer rail stop
Feb 3, 2025
Palmer, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comThe state Department of Transportation has selected the south side of the Palmer rail yard as the site of a new passenger rail station. The...
Neal Statement on MassDOT Site Selection for Future Palmer Train Station
Feb 3, 2025
Palmer, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has selected South of Palmer Yard as the site of...
Neal Statement on Trump’s Trade War
Feb 1, 2025
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump levied a 25% tariff hike on Canada and Mexico, and a...
Neal Statement on 50th Anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Jan 31, 2025
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement marking the 50th Anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on EITC...
Neal Statement on Billionaire Takeover of the Executive Branch
Jan 31, 2025
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after it was reported by the Washington Post that the President’s billionaire kitchen...
Springfield public schools getting $10 million to electrify its bus fleet
Jan 29, 2025
Springfield, MA | By James Paleologopoulos, WAMC Northeast Public RadioAs states and local governments grapple with a federal grant freeze, Springfield, Massachusetts, is still hoping to put...
Neal Statement on Trump Administration Rescinding OMB Memo & Federal Judge Granting Restraining Order
Jan 29, 2025
Springfield, MACongressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after President Trump announced his administration would be rescinding the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo...
Neal Announces $9.9 Million in Federal Funding for Springfield Public Schools’ Clean Bus Network
Jan 28, 2025
Springfield, MAToday, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Springfield Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sonia E. Dinnall to announce a $9,908,555.00 grant from the...
Caring Health Center tackles long wait list with Boston Road expansion
Jan 27, 2025
Springfield, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comCaring Health Center has a 2,000-person waiting list. On Feb. 3, it will open a new facility on Boston Road to address that demand. “Because...
Neal Names Jennifer Hanson Social Security Staff Director
Jan 24, 2025
Springfield, MAWays and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced today that Jennifer Hanson will serve as Social Security Staff Director. Ms. Hanson comes to Ways and Means...
Neal Opening Statement at Member Day Hearing
Jan 22, 2025
Washington, D.C.(As prepared for delivery) Thank you to the members of the Committee and our colleagues in Congress for taking the time to participate in a time-honored tradition, Member Day. I...
Agawam students win award for new writing app
Jan 21, 2025
Agawam, MA | By Mike Lydick, The ReminderThree Agawam High School students recently won a Congressional App Challenge for developing a journaling app that can serve as a safe space for students and...
Rep. Neal discusses January 6 defendant, Biden family pardons
Jan 21, 2025
Springfield, MA | By Ryan Trowbridge, Western Mass NewsIn the first hours of his presidency, Donald Trump granted sweeping pardons to January 6 defendants and, on Tuesday, we’re heard exclusively...
‘The darkest inaugural address ever’: Mass. congressional delegation reacts to Trump’s speech
Jan 20, 2025
Washington, D.C. | By Adam Reilly, WGBHWhen U.S. Representative Seth Moulton of Salem attended President Donald Trump’s first inaugural address back in 2017, he thought Trump’s reference to building...
Here’s how U.S. Rep. Richard Neal is preparing for another Trump presidency
Jan 20, 2025
North Adams, MA | By Sten Spinella, The Berkshire EagleWhen President-elect Donald Trump officially takes office on Monday, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal will be there. “Members can make their own...
Holyoke welcomes federal boost for Sublime Systems and plans to make cement with hydropower
Jan 18, 2025
Holyoke, MA | By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.comSublime Systems welcomed Mayor Joshua A. Garcia and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, Friday to the now-vacant 16-acre site the Somerville firm...